National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - dysarthria score

General Details:

Name:
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - dysarthria score
Steward:
NINDS
Definition:
Dysarthria assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Registration Status:
Qualified

Permissible Values:

Data Type:
Value List
Unit of Measure:
Ids:
Value Code Name Code Code System Code Description
0 Normal Normal
1 Mild to moderate: patient slurs at least some words and, at worst, can be understood with some difficulty. Mild to moderate: patient slurs at least some words and, at worst, can be understood with some difficulty.
2 Severe: patient's speech is so slurred as to be unintelligible in the absence of or out of proportion to any dysphasia, or is mute/anarthric. Severe: patient's speech is so slurred as to be unintelligible in the absence of or out of proportion to any dysphasia, or is mute/anarthric.
UN Intubated or other physical barrier, explain Intubated or other physical barrier, explain

Designations:

Designation:
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) - dysarthria score
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Designations:

Definition:
Dysarthria assessed using the NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
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Reference Documents:

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Document:
Brott, T., H.P. Adams Jr., C.P. Olinger, J.R. Marler, W.G. Barsan, J. Biller, J. Spilker, R. Holleran, R. Eberle, V. Hertzberg, M. Rorick, C.J. Moomaw, and M. Walker (1989) Measurements of acute cerebral infarction: a clinical examination scale. Stroke, 20, 964-970. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/20/7/864.full.pdf

Identifiers:

Source:
NLM
Id:
6A6rhtQkYKu
Version:
3.1
Source:
NINDS
Id:
C13243
Version:
3
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BRICS Variable Name
Id:
NIHSSDysarthriaScore
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